OUR MISSION

Apollo Tutors is an emerging social enterprise offering tutoring for K-12 classes, SAT/ACT College Prep, and Undergraduate courses.

Our mission is to promote optimal learning for school, the workplace, and beyond.

PREMIER SERVICE

Our tutors are scholars from diverse backgrounds who have shown mastery in their fields of study, and have a passion for mentoring students.
We work with each student to identify areas of focus and set goals to progress your knowledge.

We strive to find the right fit of tutor who is proficient in the subject area and share similar learning styles with their students. Unlike the standard approach for tutoring, we use research based analytics to offer a custom tailored approach to tutoring.

BUY ONE TEACH ONE

We work closely with schools, non-profits, and think tanks to connect students with enriching academic experiences that promote social responsibility using evidence-based best practices.

We aim to spread the Light of Learning throughout the community. Every hour we tutor your child, we tutor a child in need for free. We call it Buy one, Teach one.

Since our founding we have given back over 5000 hours of free tutoring to the community.

OUR TEAM

Co-Founder

ARVIND VENKATARAMAN

Arvind graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2015, with a degree in Finance with a specialization in Alternative Asset Management. He was introduced to the education industry while working at Kumon. As a state champion debater, Arvind became interested in fixing disparity in education across the metroplex.

Co-Founder

SHAMEEL THAWERBHOY

Shameel graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2012 and is an alumnus of Highland Park High School. He grew up in Highland Park, helping his parents with their small business, Swiss Cleaners. Shameel considered a career in management consulting, but instead decided to pursue education, where he felt could make a beneficial impact on the community.

OUR TUTORS

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

We pride ourselves in selecting premier tutors who stand out among their peers. Our tutors are proven scholars from diverse academic backgrounds ranging from undergraduate students, graduate students, aspiring teachers, and working professionals looking for ways to engage younger peers.

Our tutors demonstrate academic excellence on all levels due to our selective recruitment process. We look for candidates with not only strong GPAs and standardized test scores but also strong communication skills and an ability to build rapport. We look for tutors who can serve as mentors to students to promote lifelong learning.

We emphasize the right fit of tutor by ensuring high academic caliber, personable service, and by matching students with tutors who share similar learning syles.

CREDENTIALS WE LOOK FOR IN TUTORS

Background Check

Competetive GPA

High Percentile SAT/ACT Score

Effective Communication Skills

Proficiency in Subject

Genuine Passion for Mentoring

Personality and Pizzaz

MENTORSHIP FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

We match our students with Tutors who are not only proficient in the subject material, but have similar academic interests, and career aspirations. We use the True Color Test to identify similar learning and thinking styles.

VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIAL

Sam was an Apollo student who founded a program with his peers to tutor middle schoolers at the Dallas Environmental Science Academy (DESA)on Pre-Algebra Concepts. Sam and his friends gave back over 600 hours of service to students at the DESA.

Tutoring at DESA has been an uplifting experience. Seeing the happiness in students’ eyes as they grasp something is unbelievably rewarding
– and not to mention, incredibly fun.

- Sam

We believe all DFW area students deserve the best possible education to pursue their desired career opportunities. With your help we can achieve this goal one child at a time, one hour at a time. For each hour we tutor your child, we will tutor a child in need in the Dallas Community.

We help facilitate volunteer projects in the Community through some of our community service partners

The Parish Episcopal School

SMU

Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development

kipp Through College

Dallas ISD

Dallas Independent School District

Interested in learning more about our initiatives, or on how you can get involved?